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| Planning Your Trip > Italy by Regions |
| Lombardy |
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The region occupies the main part of the Po Valley. Its northern borders are formed
by the Lepontine, Rhaetian and Orobic Alps. It includes a hilly district with the major Italian lakes, from the
Easter slope of Lago Maggiore to the Lakes of Varese, lseo, Como and to the northern part of Lake Garda. This region
ins rich inn water, thanks to the Po and its affluents.
Cities: The regional capital is
Milan. Other important cities are: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Varese, Sondrio, Pavia, Cremona, Mantua. |
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| Art: |
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| Lombardy is the cradle of the Romanesque architecture and has beautiful examples in
each major city. The most striking monument of the Gothic period is the Cathedral of Milan. The Renaissance period
has left splendid palaces and sumptuous churches. The Lombard painting reached its greatest splendor during the
fifteenth century. |
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| Milan, in the Sforza Castle there are the Art Museums which comprise several sections
for painting, sculpture and applied arts; the Brera Gallery, which houses some of the all-time masterpieces of
painting; inn the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, a very rich private collection of paintings of great masters, fittings,
art objects and ancient jewelry can be admired; other masterpieces of painting can be seen inn the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
The National Museum of Science and Technique is devoted to railway and air transports. In Brescia the Roman Museum
has an interesting section devoted to the Christian Age. In Como, the Civic Museums have large rooms for local
history and art. In Cremona, the Civic Museum houses mosaics and relics of the Romanesque period, while the Stradivariano
Museum displays the history of the famous ancient violin makers. Bergamo has the important Carrara Academy Gallery.
Mantua is known for the Ducal Palace with Gonzaga’s Palace and the Museo del Risorgimento. In Pavia there are the
Civic Museums for archeology and painting. |
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| To be visited: |
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| The peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda and the “Gardesana” coast; the Lomellina and
the Valtellina districts. |
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